I decided!

[Blonde Granny]

We're going to take both a female and a male.  We're going back to see them today.  Both should be small at around 5# each.  They will be ready to come home Sept. 1.

please give me ideas on what we will need to get. Not much of this cool stuff was available the last time we had a dog.

[Jaguar]

Congrats, I hope your new puppies are the best !

[steph08]

Congrats!

Bowls, leashes, collars and tags, food, a crate, nail clippers, heartworm and flea/tick meds (I would check with the vet first - can't remember the age for puppies), toys (kong toys are always good and durable - they even make puzzle ones where the dogs have to figure out how to get the treat out of it), beds.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

You can get some doggie gates too.  A friend of mine keeps her dogs corralled to the kitchen area when she leaves the house, so corrals them so they can't do damage while she's gone.

ETA:  She has a couple of yorkies too.

[mollyanna58]

Congratulations!

You could spend a fortune at the pet store on all sorts of stuff. Get good quality puppy food, and lots of toys that they can chew on.  They will chew anything they can get hold of, so keep anything you value out of reach.  Crates are good to keep the pups confined and safe when you cannot keep an eye on them.  I don't crate my own dogs when I go out, because they aren't destructive, but I still have crates around.  They like to hang out in them with the doors open; it's their own private space.   Since your dogs will be small when fully grown, you might be interested in crates that double as furniture, like an end table.  A little more decorative than the normal wire crate. 

[gacpa]

Enjoy!  I have two shelties, and I rely on them heavily for companionship.  They are my best friends. 

[busymom]

PUPPIES! Congratulations!

(Of course, once you have them at your house, we want pictures!) 

[dannylion]

Pictures! We want to see pictures of the baby dogs!

[alabamagal]

Spare owner cords for all electronics. My last puppy was a chewer.

[Tiny]

Start asking around for a reputable groomer!   You're pups are gonna need a bath and a trim eventually....  

[Tennesseer]

In addition to a leash and collar, get a couple of harnesses.  Dogs can easily escape their collars when walking on a leash.  They cannot escape from a harness.

[toomuchreality]

Jul 17, 2015 13:15:56 GMT -5 Blonde Granny said:

We're going to take both a female and a male.  We're going back to see them today.  Both should be small at around 5# each.  They will be ready to come home Sept. 1.

please give me ideas on what we will need to get. Not much of this cool stuff was available the last time we had a dog.

Nice!    What kind are you getting?

I found/got a pet gate on amazon I love. It doesn't have to be attached to the wall and pets can't go through, or under it. It fits in a doorway, like a baby gate. It's plexi-glass, so they can see what's going on, they just can't get to it. Sometimes this is good, sometimes not so good. Cost was $29 with free shipping. Holy crap! Price is now $61 with free shipping. But maybe there's another cheaper one out there.  

[Deleted]

I second the harness recommendations b/c they are easier on little bodies than a single collar around the neck and definitely harder to slip out of.  Small breeds are a challenge just b/c they are so small so double and triple check your fence and gate so they don't slip under that itsy-bitsy crack somewhere.  Reach out to your friends and neighbors for a recommendation on a good groomer so they don't have a negative experience with someone who is rough with them.  All groomers ARE NOT created equal. And yes, start early with the nail trimmers even if it's just pretend so they accept you handling their paws.  Ditto opening their mouths for tooth check and playing with ears to check for ear canal problems. Don't limit car rides to just vet trips - cruise around the block with them in their carriers so they don't associate cars with needles, etc. A very special yummy treat that only appears when they are loaded up for a road trip never hurts.  And, if you are going to take them on walkies, lots of poopy pickup bags.  They make them in rolls in a little carrier that hooks to your belt.  OMG, if you get them Sept. 1, they will be so adorable in little Halloween costumes.  Sorry, bad YMer here enabling costume acquisition for dogs but it's good economic stimulation for PetSmart......

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Also, pay attention to where the dog food and treats come from.  Make sure only the USA.

I found out this past week that my cousin's boxer died as part of that last round of tainted dog treats that she had been giving Zoey.  It wasn't until she started researching it that she found that it affected a LOT of dogs.  Many didn't die immediately, but up to 6 months after getting poisoned and they didn't wind up as part of the statistics.

I second the harness.

Also, when at the vet make sure that they get chipped.  Just about every animal is these days.  At Petsmart, you can get a tag with your name and phone number inscribed on it, along with the number of the organization that holds the chipped numbers.  You can also get the chip number inscribed on the tag.  Both boys have this, just as back up.

[zibazinski]

Yup. One of the reasons I buy pet food from vet is that he feeds his critters the same stuff. He isn't going to give his babies bad stuff.

[TheOtherMe]

Yes, dogs can escape from harnesses.  Our dog when I was a kid was given to my aunt and uncle who lived on the farm.  She wore a harness.  One day she didn't come home for hours as she loved to run all over the farm.  My poor aunt was going crazy.  When she returned, she didn't have her harness.  They never did find it, but she must have wanted out bad enough that she figured out a way.

[Deleted]

A puppy purse!!!!

What are your thoughts on how you will take them in the car? Soft Carrier, hard carrier, seatbelt harnesses?
Car seat covers to protect upholstery if they are riding in the back seat area PLUS hospital pee pads under the seat covers in case of accidents (last time I looked at puppy pee pads, they were lightly pee scented to give the pup a clue where to go, so that is NOT the kind you will want in your car; just get the human ones!)

And will you be walking these dogs, or stollering them around? Yup, around here I have seen double strollers for dog walking (well, owner walking actually). 

Have fun with them Blonde Granny! Is DH excited about them too?

[sarcasticgirl]

Dogs are the best!!!

Puppia makes a great harness, they are my favorite. I buy most of my fur beast's toys from Amazon. I have prime and can get a lot of the little Kong rubber squeaky toys for cheap.

Blue buffalo is my recommendation for food. My guy had such bad allergies, and we randomly checked the label of his dog food one night when we saw one of those blue buffalo commercials about comparing foods and were so appalled that we ran right out the next day and changed his food. It has helped his allergies immensely! He smells better and his fur is softer. I would never go back to Purina again. We noticed the difference in just a week or two. Amazing.

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[Blonde Granny]

I've got some cute pictures that I will post later today. Driving back last night I got sick, and besides throwing up all over the rubber floor mats in the car, I was up until about 2 AM doing the same thing. Had dinner at Pizza Hut, I'm thinking it could have been food poisoning, however DH isn't sick.

Time to go back to bed.

[Blonde Granny]

Here they are:

[TheHaitian]

Now I want a puppy

[taz157]

Cuties and I hope you feel better soon!

[Jaguar]

They are adorable, congrats !!!

[haapai]

Please buy them microchips.  I find it hard to believe that my wonderful, loveable, adorable, used dog wasn't chipped, but he's mine because he either wasn't chipped or the chip didn't scan.  We got him from the county pound.  He'd only been there a couple of days.  I don't know how much time he had left but I can tell you that the few days that he spent there had an effect on him.  His personality changed quite a bit in the first few months that we owned him and he got over the trauma of being surrounded by other freaked-out dogs. <br><br>The rest of the doggie swag is optional.  You can buy as much or as little of it as you want.  More to the point, have fun making those decisions, or making them on the spur of the moment, but please chip the pups.  <br><br>

[violagirl]

Two terrier puppies at the same time? You are brave.   Double the trouble but double the fun. Generally. Except when you have to spend 2x the amount of time in training class. And terriers in particular can be quite strong headed especially when there is more than one. Our first dog never left the yard, we didnt' even consider a fence. As soon as we got the puppies, we got to enjoy watching the 3 of them terrorize the neighbourhood until we got the fence built. 12 week old puppies are pretty cute, but not when you are chasing them down a busy road at 5am praying they don't get hit by a car. 

[busymom]

Awwwww! I want one too! They are SO cute!

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

What gorgeous little fur-babies! Congrats, new puppy-mommy!

[Blonde Granny]

Update: I'm half way back to the land of the living. I see their names didn't get posted, they are Pansy & Butch.

Answers to questions and thoughts; We have a new Vet office that has moved from Siloam Springs to Springdale.  1/2 off first visit, also have grooming and boarding. It's a few miles from our house.  Review of vet are outstanding.

DIL has a knock off Coach carrier for her 2 Chihuahua dogs, so of course I will find something trendy

This is not our first Yorkie, when we took her to the vet he called her a Yorkshire-terror...how right he was. Talk about all attitude. She also went to puppy class, so will do same for these 2.  PetSmart has a class @ $119 ea.

DIL also uses the harness for hers, but has something that is two harness and 1 leash.

Backyard is fenced in, but at 5# ea. we will have to insure that they can't scoot under the wood fence.

The breeder will neuter the male before we pick him up for $150 and micro chip is $25 ea.

These two will be walked, DH wouldn't step foot out the door with both in a stroller.

I've read it's recommended that we feed the same food as the breeder, I believe she used Eukanuba, makes no difference to me, but will check with vet also.

My biggest issue is what I've been reading online about house breaking.  Use puppy pads, don't use pads, use kennel or it's best to use their walk-in bed with puppy pads.  Also a question of where to put the bed/kennel in the house as there is not an idea place.

[gacpa]

You better post lots of puppy pictures when you get them home.  We also want frequent updates on their activities.

[Deleted]

Gorgeous, just flat out gorgeous.  I can almost smell their puppy breath and feel their fur.  Oh well, back to my regularly scheduled 18 lb. cat